Fracture apparatus



Patented Mar. 31, 1891.

(No Model.)

-B. H. DAGGETT.

FRAGTURE APPARATUS.

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Witnesses UN TED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

BYRON I-I. DAGGETT, OF BUFFALO, NEN YORR.

FRACTU RE APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,436, dated March31, 1891.

Application filed September 8, 1890. Serial No.364,391, (No model.)

To add whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BYRON II. DAGGETT, of Buffalo, in the county of Erieand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvementson a Leg-Support for Supporting Patients During Examination andOperation; and I do hereby declare that the following description of mysaid invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet ofdrawings, forms afull, clear, and exact specification, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention has general reference to legsupports for the use ofphysicians and surgeons in making examinations and operations uponpatients; and it consists essentially, in the novel and peculiarcombination of parts and details of construction, as hereinafter firstfully set forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already mentioned, which serve to illustrate thisinvention more fully,

' Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved support, parts being shown insection in line y 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan. Fig. 3 is a detachedview of a portion of the leg-splint and support therefor, drawn on anincreased scale; and Fig. at is an end view of the same.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in allthe figures.

The object of this invention is the production of an efficient andserviceable support for the leg of a patient during examination andoperation and treatment of such patient where the leg of such patienthas to be supported in an elevated position-as, for instance, inlithotomic treatment, the.

To attain this result I construct the supporting device essentially of abase A of suitable contour and having its transverse sides provided withblocks B, within which are located angular apertures 0 near their endsfor the reception of a standard D, l1aving an angular tenon D fittingsaid apertures O, in a manner hereinafter to be referred to.

The standard D has near its upper end a bend D", and it terminates in asocket E, having a set-screwF acting upon aclamping-bar f to retain therod G, passing through said socket in any position without marring saidrod. This rod G has on its upper end a lug g and an inclined projectionH, to which lug is pivoted by means of the thumb-screw J a curvedsupporting-plate I. This plate has centrally a downwardly-projecting lugI, bearing upon the lug g on the rod G and connecting therewith by thethumb screw J, already referred to, there being on said lug 1 twoprojections c' i, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, whichprojections form, in conjunction with the inclined sides h h of theprojection II, stops to limit the movement of the curved plate. To thecurved plate I there is affixed the curved or trough-shaped carrier orlegsplint K, consisting of a preferably leather, papier-mach, orwood-pulp (indurate fiber) structure, having in its center nearvthe edgeslotted apertures l:, and on its ends further apertures into which aresecured straps L M, respectively, the former to embrace the patients legand the latter to extend to his body, so that the patient may besecurely held in any position into which he may be placed, there beingbuckles Z in, respectively, on said straps to render adjustment aconvenient matter.

It will now be readily observed that the rod G, carrying the leg-splintK, is vertically adj ustable as well as capable of being revolved withinits socket E, thereby affording ready means for placing the leg-splintinto any position into which it may be desired to place the same, whilealso, owing to the introduction of the angular tenon D, fitting theangular apertures C in the base, said standard may be placed into fourdiiferent positions. It will now be further observed that the jointconnection between the head of the rod G and said carrier K is such thatsaid carrier or leg-splint may be placed into an inclined position,which is limited by one of the lugs 11 7; coming in contact with one ofthe inclined sides h h, it being borne in mind that usually such aninclined position will be required, and that the stops 2' t" sustain theweight of the patients leg and release the thumbscrew J from any strainthat might otherwise be brought to bear upon the same and that mightcause slipping or motion in the joint which in a critical moment mightbe very disastrous. It will be further noticed that on account of theintroduction of this portable support there is no necessity for anassistant or assistants to the surgeon or physician making anexamination or operation or treatment of a patient, who have heretoforebeen always required to support the patient, and which assistance isvery tiresome and tedious.

The device described is portable, so that a physician or surgeon caneasily carry the same With him when visiting his patient. It is alsocomparatively cheap.

It is evident that this device with its accessories may be usedindependently of the base upon any physicians or surgeons operating andexamination table by providing in such table the necessary sockets C forthe reception of the tenon D.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure to me by Letters Patent of the United States 1. The portablesupport hereinbefore described, consisting; of the base A, havingaperture C, the standard D, having tenon D and socket E, with set-screwF, the rod G, having lug g andinclined projection H, and the leg-splinthaving the lug I, provided with projecting lugs, said lug I beingpivoted to the head of the rod G, as and for the object set forth.

2. In a leg-splint support, the combination, with a suitable base andstandard, of the carrier pivot-ed to the rod G, supported by saidstandard, and provided With'stops to limit the movement of said carrier,said leg-splint having the straps, as and for the object stated.

3. In a leg-splint support, the combination, with the rod G, having thelug g and inclines h 7t, of the curved plate I, having the lug I,provided with the projections '21 i, as set forth, and theconnecting-bolt .I, as and for the purpose mentioned.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have heretoset my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

BYRON II. DAGGET".

Attest:

MICHAEL J. STARK, WM. 0. STARK.

